Grants & Services for Organizations
Grants Guidelines
Arts and culture connect the community, and the Greater Columbus Arts Council connects arts organizations and artists to the resources they need to thrive. Established in 1973, the GCAC/City of Columbus Grants Program offers financial support to the city's artists and arts organizations. Since 1978, the city of Columbus has dedicated a portion of revenues from the hotel/motel tax for support of the Grants Program. Funding decisions are made on a non-political basis through a competitive system of application and review. The GCAC/City of Columbus Grants Program's mission, as adopted by the GCAC Board of Trustees, is to maximize funding for Columbus arts organizations and artists through the responsible administration of a grants program, to increase funds available for that program, and to provide technical assistance aimed at increasing the level of artistic and management skills among the GCAC constituency.
Click here to download a PDF of the full 2010 guidelines.
NEW THIS YEAR! Fill out your Ohio Cultural Data Project profile and generate reports for multiple funders at the same time.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Ohio Cultural Data Project (OCDP), the first online management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organizations. This unique system will provide our grant applicants with the tools necessary to analyze and benchmark financial and organizational data. The OCDP also allows GCAC grant applicants to generate reports to be submitted to multiple funders, including the Ohio Arts Council, with the click of a button. The OCDP is the result of a statewide collaborative partnership of public and private funders and advocacy organizations committed to streamlining the application process for cultural organizations.
GCAC Operating Support grant applicants are required to complete an online Ohio Cultural Data Project profile as part of their grant request. All arts and cultural organizations, regardless of budget size, are encouraged to complete a data profile. To learn more about the OCDP and create your profile, click here. To sign up for an OCDP training session, click here.
2. Eligibility
3. Policies for All Applicants
- First-tier Funding Priorities
- Second-tier Funding Priorities
- Funding Restrictions for all Programs
- Documentation for all Programs
- Financial Documentation
- Types of Eligible Projects
- Required Materials
- Project Support Application and Review Criteria
- Recent Project Support Awards
- Eligibility Criteria
- Ineligible Organizations
- Removal from Operating Support
- Required Materials for Operating Support
- Operating Support Review Criteria
- Operating Support Grant Allocations
- Recent Operating Support Awards
7. The Ohio Cultural Data Project
8. Grant Award Procedures and Deadlines
- Deadlines
- Missing Information
- Awards Processes
- Letter of Agreement and Implementation
- Acknowledgement of GCAC Support
- Planning, Evaluation and On-Site Visits
- Reporting and Payment
9. Other Resources for Organizations
10. Glossary
11. Appendix
- Project Support
- Operating Support
